Oh, the reffing was poor in that final but, as others have said, there was an agenda in that OT match.
The fact that Van Nistelrooy can stamp down on Ashley Cole in front of both the referee and the lino and not get a straight red almost defies the laws of physics, never mind the game. And that was was just ONE of the 3 or 4 red cards that should have been shown to yanited players. I'm still after all these years.
“Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me.”
The thing that was never explained from that Cup final - and still bugs me - was how the referee clearly lied. He said he didn't give the first pen - the most blatant you would see - as he deemed it accidental, yet he gave a goal kick meaning he can't have seen it. Lying fat ****